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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Arizona 73, Ball St. 63
When: 6:00 PM ET, Sunday, November 13, 2011
Where: McKale Center, Tucson, Arizona
Officials: # Jeff Ketchu, # Melvin Landry, # Brett Nansel
Attendance: 12833

Kyle Fogg scored 21 points and No. 16 Arizona overcame an 11-point second-half deficit to record a 73-63 victory over visiting Ball State.

Solomon Hill added 16 points and 11 rebounds and hit a key 3-pointer during the decisive 11-0 run that enabled the Wildcats (3-0) to thwart the upset bid of the Cardinals (0-1).

Jarrod Jones had 25 points and nine rebounds for Ball State, which controlled play for the first 23 minutes of the contest before wilting.

Nick Johnson hit two free throws with 6:07 left to give Arizona a 56-55 advantage, the Wildcats’ first lead since 6-3 less than two minutes into the contest. Hill scored Arizona’s next five points, including a wide-open 3-pointer from the left baseline to give the Wildcats a 61-55 edge with 2:23 remaining.

The Cardinals went nearly six minutes without scoring until Jesse Berry’s three-point play with 1:07 left cut Arizona’s lead to 62-58.

The Wildcats were 31 of 43 from the free-throw line. Ball State made just 6 of 13 attempts.

Jauwan Scaife scored 14 points for the Cardinals.

Ball State led 38-29 at halftime after making seven 3-pointers, committing only one turnover and forcing 10 Arizona miscues.
Top Game Performances
 
Ball St.   Arizona
Jarrod Jones 25 Scoring Kyle Fogg 21
Randy Davis 11 Assists Solomon Hill 3
Jarrod Jones 9 Rebounds Solomon Hill 11
Chris Bond 4 Free Throws Made Kyle Fogg 8
Chris Bond 2 Steals Angelo Chol 1
Aaron Adeoya 1 Blocks Kyle Fogg 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Ball St. 63 40.7 9-28 6-13 13 25 2 3
Arizona 73 39.5 8-20 31-43 10 36 4 2